Angelika Davey's Blog, page 20
November 14, 2021
November Church Holidays in Germany
November always seems a sad month in Germany. One reason is the weather. Although November days can be absolutely beautiful, especially when the sun is shining and you can see the trees with all their colourful leaves. But often it’s just wet or damp or foggy. Then there are several church/ public holidays, seven, in […]
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November 7, 2021
German for sewing lovers
How do you practise your German when you’re no longer a beginner? One way is to incorporate the new language into daily tasks. And even better, combine your love of German learning with your hobby! Today’s post is for those who love sewing! Not only will you learn vocabulary that’s important to you (rather than […]
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October 31, 2021
Improve your German in November
Welcome to another month of the German Action for Happiness Calendars. As before, you can if you wish also print out a PDF version. And if you want or need to, you can see it here in English, where you also find further foreign languages. Use the following sentences as a German reading and translation exercise and […]
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October 24, 2021
German Idioms and Tongue Twisters with the letter A
When you learn a language, one of the trickiest sentences to learn are idioms. They don’t translate literally and if you do translate them, they often don’t make any sense. On the other hand, being able to use idioms in a foreign language is great and fun. So, a while ago Steven and I started […]
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October 17, 2021
What is the difference between ‘viel’ and ‘viele’?
The difference between viel and viele is the same as between much and many. You use viel for single nouns and uncountable things. You use viele for plural nouns and countable things. Examples: Viel Verkehr – much traffic Viele Autos – many cars Viel Gemüse – a lot of vegetables ( This example isn’t quite […]
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October 10, 2021
German interjections
Do you know what interjections are? Interjections are words like oh, yes, no, well, ugh, oh well ….. An interjection is a part of speech that shows the emotion or feeling of the author. These words or phrases can stand alone or be placed before or after a sentence. Many times an interjection is followed […]
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October 3, 2021
German adjective endings – an infographic
A while ago I wrote a blog post about using crib sheets When is cheating not cheating? – not the ones you would use in an exam, but sheets with useful information for German learners. I thought about it recently when some students of mine were doing some exercises about prepositions and also about adjective […]
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September 26, 2021
Improve your German in October
Welcome to another month of the German Action for Happiness Calendars. As before, you can if you wish also print out a PDF version. And if you want or need to, you can see it here in English, where you also find further foreign languages. Use the following sentences as a German reading and translation exercise and […]
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September 19, 2021
How good is your German?
How good is your German? What level are you? I have a love-hate relationship with levels. Yes, they are useful in deciding whether somebody should do A-levels in a subject, study it at university or apply for a job that requires, for example, fluency in German. I remember when I taught at a secondary school […]
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September 12, 2021
How to enjoy what you have learned
The following text is from my book The A to Z of Learning German: 26 ideas to make learning German more exciting and fun! When you start reading German text, don’t worry about the words you don’t understand yet, instead enjoy the words you DO understand. It will get better! It is so tempting: You had […]
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